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APPLICATION FILED OCT-7,1916.

Patented Nov. 25, 1 919.

wvemtoz CHARLES D. MOSHER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

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Specification df Letters Patent.

Patented Novj25, rare.

Application filed October '7, 1916. Serial No. 124,209.

ings, Figure 1 illustrates in vertical elevation a safety razorembodying an application of my invention and shows in dotted outline thetwo extreme positions of the handle thereof. Fig. 2 1s a view partly incross section on the line 22 of Fig. 1, Flg. 3 is a plan view of therazor blade; Fig. 4 is a plan view of the guard and Fig. 5 a crosssection on the line 55 of Fig. 4:.

6 indicates the handle bifurcated or split at the upper 77, serving asa. bearing at the top for the pin 8, which in turn serves as a bearingfor the yoke, said yoke being provided at the ends with elongated slots1010 adapted to receive the pin projections 11-11 of the blade-holder12. Said blade-holder, it will be observed, is provided with projectionssuch as '13, adapted to engage the cut-away portions such as 14 of theblade 15 which is retained between the same and the guard 16 shown tobetter advantage in Fig. 4, the cutting edge of the blade being adaptedto projept through the slots 17-17 of said iar When the handle is in therightwardly extended position shown in Fig. 1, it will be observed, thatthe cam like extremity 18 7 thereof presents the flat side to thesupport 12 of the blade, thus allowing the pins 11-11 to seat themselvesin the base of the elongated slots 10 and allowing the blade 15 tol bewithdrawn orinserted. As soon as the handle 6 is moved leftwardlyhowever, the cam 18 lifts the blade support 12 in the direction of theguard 16, thus buckling the blade between the guard and the supportwhile allowing the cutting edges thereof to project through the slots17-17 leaving the razor in proper position for use,

end forming two sections,

and this same condition obtains if the handle 6 be continued le'ftwardlythus leaving the razor in suitable compact position for being carried inthe pocket or in a boX.

It will of course be understood that the bifurcated ends 7-7 tend tosupport and are provided with suitable ribs or ridges such as 19, whichin turn are adapted to engage suitable grooves or recesses such as 20 onthe inside of the yoke, thus securely locking the handle 6 in itsadjusted angular relation to the superstructure of the razor and by sodoing providing convenient means for adjusting the angle of the blade tothe particular whimor desire of the user, thus making it possible toapply the razor for a straight or diagonal out.

From the foregoing it will be readily observed that by throwing thehandle 6 left wardly as shown in dotted outline in Fig. 1, the blade 15will be securely held conveniently in position for honing or stropping.

Of course it will be understood that instead of employing grooves suchas 1717 in the guard, prongs or other suitable means may be employed andvarious modifications in the construction and arrangement of parts maybe made without departing from the spirit of the invention as claimed.

I claim:

1. In a razor of the class described, a handle and a blade holder, ablade for said holder, means for binding said blade when said handle isin position for stropping, when in position for shaving, and means forreleasing said blade when said handle is not in said positions.

2,- In a razor of the class described, a handle and a blade holder, ablade for said holder, means for binding said blade when said handle isin position for stropping, when in position for shaving, means forreleasing said blade when said handle is not in said positions, saidhandle slotted at the inner end and pivotally mounted upon a pin passingthrough said slotted ends.

In testimonywhereof I hereunto afiix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

CHARLES D. MOSHER.

Witnesses:

EVELYN H. LEISTNFJR, ETHIEL GARDNER,

